South Carolina Poker Players Go To Court
Back at the end of April, we reported here about the police raid on a poker game in South Carolina. To refresh your memory, twenty two players were taking part in a casual home poker tournament in Mount Pleasant, SC…
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Poker jargon:
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
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